हिरन

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • हरिन (harin) — dated, dialectal
  • हिरण (hiraṇ)

Etymology

Metathesis of हरिन (harin), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀡 (hariṇa), from Sanskrit हरिण (hariṇa, “deer”), from हरि (hari, “reddish brown”).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɦɪ.ɾən/, [ɦɪ.ɾə̃n̪]
  • Rhymes: -ən

Noun

हिरन • (hiran) m (Urdu spelling ہرن‎)

  1. deer
    Synonym: मृग (mŕg)

Declension

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